Porsche as Art
07-05-2013, 03:39 PM
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Jeager...thanks for this thread.
The subtle beauty moves me and connects to many on an emotional level, my sons love the 993 too. They will often run their hands down her sides. When they do it, their hands follow the form and flow of the car's lines. Up the fender, over the front wheel, along the door, and up and over her hips. They are interacting with the art of her design; I see it in the light in their eyes as they take in the gracefulness of her design.
We have the early craftsman to thank for their art
These quotes are from the following video, but echo themes you wrote of:
Originally Posted by Robert Cumberford, automotive/design historian
Every surface flowed into every other.
Originally Posted by Cam Ingram
It's one of those cars like the 550 Spyder that looks good 360 degrees around.
...There's not a bad angle on the car. You can't get that on a photograph.
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07-06-2013, 02:50 AM
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All the 911s are truly beautiful works of art in their own right (even the 996... Just not as much so). But I think the 993 is the pinnacle of that design. Specifically, the 993tt in arena red on black interior. Obviously much is owed to the earlier designers but Toni Hatter hit the ball right out of the park with the 993. He belongs in the company of Phidias, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo and Frank Lloyd Wright as far as I'm concerned.
Others see Porsche's (or maybe Beck replicas) as art too:
Others see Porsche's (or maybe Beck replicas) as art too:
07-13-2013, 06:04 PM
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The $5,000 burgundy from 1878, or the easy-access screw-top pinot noir ... or both? 
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"Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics" --Butzi Porsche
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Even "SUV" ride-height can be art
05-21-2015, 04:32 PM
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Somebody went a little overboard with the Photoshop 'enhancements', IMO.
